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No. 549,161. Patented NOV,- 5, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica LEWIS ALBERT SIIULTZ, OF WILKINSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

COMB.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,161, datedNovember 5, 1895.

Application filed May 10, 1895. Serial No. 648,851. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEwis ALBERT SHULTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and useful Improvementin Safety Attachments for Combs, of which the following is a full,clear, and erf-igt description, reference being had to the ac'cdmpanyingdrawings, forming part of this specilication, in which- Figure 1represents a comb provided with my improved safety attachment as appliedto the hair of the wearer. Fig. 2 is a View in perspective of a combprovided with my attaehment, showing it in a raised position. Fig. 3 isa similar view, but showing the attachment in a lowered position, aswhen applied in use. Fig. 4 is a view of a different style of comb,showing the attachment applied to the top and consisting of but a singlehinged hook. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing`the hooks raised, their lowered position being indicated by dottedlines.

Similar numerals of reference refer to like parts wherever usedthroughout this specification.

My invention consists of a safety attachment for combs designed to beworn on the head; and its object is to prevent their hss or removal byaccident or untn purposelyreleased, as I shall hereinafter describe.

It has been found in practice that combs used for securing the hair arefrequently lost by becoming loose and falling out or by being caught bythe garments of the wearer; also, as in the case of ornamental combs ofconsiderable value, their forcible removal without detection is renderedcomparatively easy by reason of the smoothness of the comb, and it isfor the purpose of positively securing the comb in the hair of thewearer, thus effeetually preventing such removal, that my invention isdesigned.

Referring now to the drawings, 2 represents a comb, which may be of anydesired a bearing 5, in which is hinged the inner end of one or morehooks G, which may be made of wire and curved, as shown in the drawings,so that when the comb is inserted in the hair the hooks may bedepressed, as in Fig. 3 and as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, thusfirmly engaging themselves .in the hair. A finger-piece is secured tothe hooks for the purpose of aifording means for withdrawing the hooksfrom engagement and also serving to strengthen the hooks and bind themtogether. In the case of a single hook, as shown in Fig. 4, thispece 7maybe l'ormed by the end of the wire turned out.

Any number of hooks U may be employed,

although for general purposes lpre'l'er to use but one or two, as I havefound such a number to give goed results in practice.

It will be found advantageous to make the hinge-joint between the hooksand the bearing withmore or less friction, thus substantially aiding inholdin the hooks in place.

Changes and modifications may be made in the form, location, or designol' my invention, as suggested by the skilled mechanic, withoutdeparting therefrom, and it may be also applied to many other uses--as,for instance, with hats, bonnets, &c.-and all such uses I consider aswithin the scope of my invention.

The parts may be made of. any desirableA metal, which may also beplated, if desired, and of any shape, so as to form au orn amental.addition to the comb.

llaving described my invention and in what manner it is constructed andused, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Asafety device for combs, comprising, in combination with a comb, abearing secured to the comb, a downwardly projecting hook hinged in thebearing having a retractin g finger piece, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of May,1895.

LEVIS ALBERT SIIULTZ. lVitnesses (l. M. CLARKE, D. HERN.

